Pentagon report finds Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's Signal use could have put troops at risk

However, the probe by the inspector general’s office concluded that Hegseth did not violate rules on classification because he has the authority to declassify information, the reports said, citing sources familiar with results of the investigation. The probe was sparked by the Atlantic magazine’s revelation in late March that its editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg was inadvertently included in a Signal chat in which US officials, including Hegseth and then-national security advisor Mike Waltz, discussed strikes on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The chat included messages in which Hegseth revealed the timing of strikes hours before they happened and information on aircraft and missiles involved, while Waltz sent real-time intelligence on the aftermath of the military action.

Author: AFP

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